March 28, 2024

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Random Fitness Tests for Indian Cricket Team

Random Fitness Tests for Indian Cricket Team

By: Tarish Bhatt

Virat Kohli

The Indian Cricket Team is probably the fittest unit in world cricket at the moment. Right from MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli, all Indian players are superb athletes. Their endurance and running between the wickets in unmatchable.

Recently, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina failed to make the cut for Sri Lanka tour. Their failure of failing the YoYo endurance test was cited as the reason. Some of the Indian players are seen giving the test twice already in the series.

According to latest reports, the players are made to undergo random fitness tests. Shankar Basu, India’s conditioning coach, put players through a rigorous training drills after they finish their regular practice routines.

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“The fitness aspect has always been there,” Shikhar Dhawan said. “It is just that it is now more in prominence because it is very important that everyone in the team should be at the same level of fitness.”

“This is because fitness is a major part in all three departments,” the Indian Cricket Team’s opener pointed out. “One moment of poor fielding can change the momentum of the game.”

It will give the team management a good insights about the fitness of their players for the upcoming tours. The Indian team still has plenty of cricket to play in the ongoing Sri Lanka tour.

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